LOC tap

[drbrown 10+ year member]

I had a general question on line out converters. I have a decent factory setup but want to do a LOC to add an amp and sub in my truck. My question is regarding a clean signal. Wouldn't it be better to tap a speaker signal wire before it goes through the factory amp? I have a bose system so it has a dedicated amp and I was thinking it would get a cleaner signal pre-amp, correct? I know its 100 times easier to just tape the wire right in the back of the vehicle but I was thinking that's a recipe for dirty sound. And subwoofers generally sound like a wet moose fart with a dirty signal.

Last part of the question is, it would be nice to have adjustable bass control at the dash (keeping factory HU deck). My amp is pretty old and doesn't offer remote gain control, just a knob on the unit. Don't certian LOC's come with a gain knob? Thanks in advance.

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

get a quality LOC not some cheapo

 

[Motokid 10+ year member]

Get something like an LC2i or something. It does have knobs on it. If you want to spend some money get an MS8.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

i have an MS8 in my Dodge Dart...its a really nice piece

 

[drbrown 10+ year member]

$500 audio controller is like 15 steps beyond what I need lol. The LC2 looks good but even that is probably overkill to pull a signal from one speaker for a 200W sub. I think the wiser investment would be a better amp that has a gain knob. I was going to try to skate by with an old 1990's amp I have that's still going strong, back before everything was made in Chinamart.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

$500 audio controller is like 15 steps beyond what I need lol. The LC2 looks good but even that is probably overkill to pull a signal from one speaker for a 200W sub. I think the wiser investment would be a better amp that has a gain knob. I was going to try to skate by with an old 1990's amp I have that's still going strong, back before everything was made in Chinamart.

Which amp do you have ?

 

[drbrown 10+ year member]

It's a Jensen from back when they were a decent brand, made in the US. It's 100x2, or 175W bridged. I have all kinds of old stuff laying around that I want to use, including and Infinity Reference 1220 sub . My truck came with the BOSE package, but it has no bass so I just want to add a cheap setup to give it a little more bass. At some point I'll be putting in a new 2-din HU and doing it right with new amps and comps, but not for a while. I have a project car that also needs an entire stereo so budget is a big deal for a while.